Daily Archives: March 7, 2016

Self-driving cars need help to gauge intent the way humans communicate non-verba…

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Self-driving cars need help to gauge intent the way humans communicate non-verbally (or sometimes very verballly 🙂 )

The First Google Self-Driving Car Accident Makes The Case For V2V Communications
FILE – In this May 13, 2014, file photo, a Google self-driving car goes on a test drive near the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. California state officials on Thursday, June 18, 2015 released reports detailing six accidents that involved self-driving car prototypes, reversing a policy that had […]

2016 Ford C-Max Energi – 20 Miles of Usability on the EV Spectrum

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2016 Ford C-MaxLike most things in the real world, when it comes to automotive electrification, there is a continuum of approaches rather than a binary electric or not. At the minimal end, you’ll find automatic stop-start systems while the maximal solution relies on electric motors alone for propulsion. Lying somewhere in between is the Ford C-MAX Energi, the Dearborn automaker’s first production plug-in hybrid. After three years on the market, is the C-MAX Energi a good solution for those interested in going electric without range anxiety?

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